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Henry Morris, Author Ron Zuck When one reflects on the book of Job, the scene which comes to mind is that of a man in deep distress without any apparent relief in sight. While the main theme of the book is a demonstration to Satan that Job will serve God out of love, there is … Continue reading “BOOK
REVIEW:
THE REMARKABLE RECORD OF JOB”

Gordon Franz B.A., M.A. in Old Testament, 5 seasons on staff at Lachish excavation, also on staff at Ramat Rachel, Katef Hinnom and other excavations in Jerusalem. How well I remember the traumatic experience of composing my first book report in the third grade. The teacher instructed us to list the title and author of … Continue reading “DIVINE
HEALER
JESUS VS. ESHMUN”

Will Varner* [Ed. We will have more articles on the Dead Sea Scrolls in our magazine. We present this article to give our readers a general introduction to them.] *Rev. Will Varner was pastor for many years in the Philadelphia area. lie is now on The Friends of Israel staff. Discovery of the Scrolls Juma … Continue reading “MEN
OF QUMRAN AND THE MESSIAH”

John Wheeler* *Member of the Foundation Roi David, Paris. Director of King David’s Harp, Inc., San Francisco. In the past fifty years, our knowledge of the historical and cultural background of the Bible has exploded. Archaeology, in particular, has shed brilliant light on many aspects of Israelite culture and the culture of its neighbors. One … Continue reading “MUSIC
OF THE TEMPLE”

Paul Humber* *Paul G. Humber, A.B., M.S., M.Div., is schoolmaster at a college preparatory school in the Philadelphia area. In a temple near Beijing, China, several years ago, five boxes, nestled one inside the other and containing golden bowls, revealed the compressed bone fragments of what are believed to be partial remains of a world … Continue reading “CHRIST
AROSE”

Milton C. Fisher Edward Robinson – A Man Prepared, Persistent, and Productive “Bible Lands Archaeology” saw a considerable shift around the end of the 19th century and on into the 20th. This new trend, a swing from unearthing huge spectacular objects from major ruins of the empires of Mesopotamia and Egypt to comparatively miniscule sites … Continue reading “EDWARD
ROBINSON (1794–1863)”

Bob Goette1 Yes. In the Summer 1988 issue of Archaeology and Biblical Research, some evidences were touched upon in this column. This time we cite two interesting items of data from research Dr. Robert Gentry was involved in for the purpose of locating suitable sites for nuclear waste storage. A by-product of his work was … Continue reading “IS
THERE EVIDENCE FOR A YOUNG EARTH?”

Bryant G. Wood *Bryant G. Wood, Ph.D. is an ABR staff member, researcher and writer. BSP 1:4 (Autumn 1988) p. 28 Introduction The finds from an archaeological excavation, apart from architectural remains, are almost exclusively pottery. Except in rare instances, this pottery is in the form of broken fragments, or sherds. By themselves, sherds say … Continue reading “BEFORE
THEY WERE SHERDS:
POTTERY IN THE BIBLE”

Reviewed by Ron Zuck For the past 200 years, the book of Genesis has been under attack from many quarters. In the mid 1700’s a French physician, Jean Astruc, began promoting the “Documentary Hypothesis” which divided Genesis among various source documents. Identification of each source was based on different names for God. This theory, popularized … Continue reading “BOOK
REVIEW:
ANCIENT RECORDS AND THE STRUCTURE OF GENESIS”

William H. Shea* *William H. Shea, Ph.D., M.D., works with the Biblical Research Inst. in Washington, D.C. He is also adjunct professor at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Mich. The archaeological survey of the Ghor (valley or plain) southeast of the Dead Sea was first reported by W. Rast and T. Schaub in 1973. Since … Continue reading “NUMEIRAH”